Is EMDR used only for treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
According to the December, 2005 Harvard Mental Health Letter (Post-traumatic Stress Without Trauma): Experiences not usually regarded as traumatic can cause the characteristic symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder. Surprisingly, life events (such as relationship problems, work problems, financial problems, school problems, health problems, significant losses or life changes) are as likely as traumatic events to cause symptoms typical of post-traumatic stress disorder. In fact, people whose worst event are not traumatic have more post-traumatic stress symptoms for a longer time than those whose worst event are traumatic. The authors suggest that life events may increase overall psychological stress and distress, bringing on symptoms related to an earlier trauma. Traumatic events may reduce the ability to cope with other kinds of stress. Both traumatic experiences and overall distress may increase the risk of developing post-traumatic symptoms after either a traumatic experience or
